The Brass Bottle annotated

By: Anstey Guthrie, Thomas

The Brass Bottle is a 1964 American fantasy-comedy film about a modern man who accidentally acquires the friendship of a long-out-of-circulation genie. It is based on the 1900 novel of the same title by Thomas Anstey Guthrie and later inspired the American fantasy sitcom I Dream of Jeannie.Architect Harold Venti more buys a large antique container that turns out to imprison a genie named Fairish whom Harold inadvertently sets free. Fairish is effusively grateful for his release, and persistently tries to do favors for Harold to show his gratitude. However he has been in the brass bottle for a long time, and Farah's unfamiliarity with the modern world causes all sorts of problems when he tries to please his rescuer. Harold ends up in a great deal of trouble, including with his girlfriend, Sylvia Kenton .

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08QLKZ1WD
• ISBN13: 9798581118153
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Don't keep your laughter bottled up.

The author F. Anstey = Thomas Anstey = Thomas Anstey Guthrie. Chapters: I. Horace Ventimore Receives a Commission II. A Cheap Lot III. An Unexpected Opening IV. At Large V. Carte Blance VI. Embarras de Richesses VII. "Gratitude-A Lively Sense of Favours to Come" VIII. Bachelor's Quarters IX. "Persicos Odi, Puer, Apparatus" X. No Place Like Home! XI. A Fool's Paradise XII. The Messenger of Hope XIII. A Choice of Evils XIV. "Since There's No Help, Come, Let Us Kiss and Part!" XV. Blushing Honours XVI. A Killing Frost XVII. High Words XVIII. A Game of Bluff The Epilogue I never had a chance to see the play and would like to someday. In the meantime, I have a DVD copy of the movie with Tony Randall, Barbara Eden, and Burl Ives (1964, Harry Keller). I would like the other movie versions also. Because the movie took place in modern-day (1964), I did not realize the story took place in England (originally published in 1900). We also see a few adaptations to the movie to change the timing of the media. Yet for the most part, when you read the story, you will see that the movie follows the book pretty faithfully down to some of the dialogue. The story is simple but becomes complex. Mild-mannered, obscure architect Horace Ventimore, in an attempt to impress his potential father-in-law, purchases a brass bottle. Upon opening it, you guess it, a djinn (Fakrash) pops out, and in his gratitude, Fakrash helps Ventimore in a way you would not believe; neither did Ventimore. I also purchased the Kindle freebie, which worked well except that each page number was read out.